Mechanical toy horse



G. W. WALKER. MECHANICAL TOY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-22, I919. 1,337,800.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

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G. W. WALKER. MECHANICAL TOY HORSE. APPLICATION FILED AUG-22, 1919.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

2 SHEETSS HEET 2.

A lication filed August 22, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ll' iLnnn, a citizen oi the United States,residing at l ar lloclraway, in the county of Queens and State or NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. lllecnanicalToy Horses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy vehicles and more particularly to vehiclewhich may be propelled by rocking the body when seatet on the vehicle.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of thischaracter which may be especially used by children and which will attordexercise and amusement.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a vehicle of thischaracter which will have the body portion thereof, shaped or designedto simulate an animal and which may be mounted by the user and rockedbaclzwardly and forwardly for imparting movement to the apparatus inorder that it will be propelled.

The above and additional objects are ac complished by such means as areillustrated in the preferred embodiment and in the accompanyingcrawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding partsthroughout the several views. in which Figure 1 is a side elevation.partly in secticn, oi: the device constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation thereof.

Fig. is a plan view of the operating mechanism and supporting frame.

Fig. dis a section taken approximately on the line it-4; of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 Fig. 1, and

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6 6 of i ig. 1.

Figs. 7 and 8 are detail sections of portions of the structure formingthe supporting frame for the axles.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofmyinvention, and in which like characters or" reference inchcate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, the front wheels 1 and2 are mounted upon the ends of the front axle 3 and the latter isprovided with an offset portion to form a crank shaft, the crankincluding the radial portions 5 and the straight portion 6. The rearSTATEE GE GEORGE W. WALKER, O33 FAB- RGCKAXV;

Serial 319,270.

wheeels T and 8 are attached to the rear axle at the ends thereof andthis axle is also shaped to provide a cranl; snat't i0 comprising theradial portions 11 and the straight crank portion The carriage or bodyof the *chicle signed and shaped to simulate and as shov 1 the drawing,the the general outline of a horse. consists main portion 13, i seat 1%met The forward of the portion thereto heac 15 which is provided withlaterally projectins' handle bars 16. The front portion oi? the body isprovided on its interior with a king p n 17 glued and bolted in the l0lff and having its n1 p r end projecting into the head indicated at 18.

T he portion 20 in .icatcs the front 0t ortion pivoted on the pin 1'?(nd is pro- (mg ided with the ioot rest upon which the feet of the usermay rest while the device is in use. The lower end of the po i connectedto the straight portion of the crank shaft at the tl orwa s own toadvantage in Figs. 3 ant recess provided in the straight portion. (5 andthe latter is against displacement by L 2 t, and it will be obvions thatincstra portion 6 may be attached the t. portion 20 in any preferred ining plates 25 are provided between A tion 20 and the crank portion ofthe front shaft.

The portion 26 at tne rear of the body forms the rear logs for theanimal and these are held in position by dowel pin 97 the ends oi whichare projected into recesses termed in the members 13 and Q6 shown in 1.This portion 26 is m ountcd on he rear axle and provided tor this pu Awith a transverse recess 28 which receives the straight portion 19 otthe crank shaft and the latter held against displacement 'l roi'i'i thedepression 28 by the removable plate Near plates 30 are rranged betweenthe portion 26 and the radial portions 11 of the crank shaft as shown.

The frame supported on the front and rear axles and comprises side bars3 arranged in parallel relation and having their rear ends connected tothe rear axle and their front ends provided with extensions 32 acrosswhich the ends of the "front axle projection 21 o: l f

. viable are extended. The body of the animal is supported by this frameand consequently the frame is equipped with a supporting device whichconsists of the struts 33 attached to the side bars 31 and joinedtogether at their upper ends beneath the body 13 and pivotally connectedto the latter by means of an attaching plate 33 carrying a pivot bolt Inthis manner the body will be nermitted to rock so that the front andrear ends will. be alternately raised and lowered for in'ipartingmovement to the crank shaft. A. brace member 35 is also provided whichhas one end secured to a brace rot. 36 the ends of which are joined tothe side bars 31 and the opposite end of the member 35 is attached to atransverse plate 37 the intermediate portion of the member 35 beingshaped to form a yoke member substantially U shaped in construction asshown to advantage in Fig. 1 whereby the parts 32 will be moreeffectively braced. The end of the member 37 has attached thereto theforwardly projecting bar 38 which is fastened, as indicated at 39 to theconnecting bar l0 which is bent upwardly and is connected to thestraight end portions 32.

The two rear wheels are mounted on the ends of the rear axle and eachwheel is provided with a circular plate as rigidly secured to theexterior surface of the wheel as shown. Each end of the axle has arectangular extension 43 which is projected through a rectangularopening in the correspondi 1g plate 4-2 in order that the wheel willturn with the axle. One end of the front axle is constructed in the samemanner, being provided with a squared portion 44: projected through arectangular opening in the plate 45 which is secured to the frontWheel 1. The other front wheel 2 is pro vided with a plate 46, but thisplate has a circular opening and the corresponding end of the axle 3 isprovided with a straight, instead of a square end, which is projectedthrough the circular opening in order that the wheel 2 may rotateindependently of the axle. In use, the seat l-ft will be occupied by theuser and the foot rest will support the users feet. The body will thenbe rocked backwardly and forwardly to swing on the pivot member 3% sothat the front and rear ends will be alternately raised and lowered. Inthis manner a rotary movement will be imparted to the crank shaft andsince the recessed slot 28 will permit free rotary movement of the rearcrank shaft, it will be obvious that the rear end will be alternatelyraised and lowered, while the recess 23 will permit free rotary movementof the front crank shaft, the front end will also be alternately raisedand lowered and this alternate raising and lowering of the front andrear ends will cause the axle to be rotated whereby movement will beimparted to the wheels to propel the vehicle.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference towhat might be considered to be the approved or connected to said wheels,a body pivotally.

supported above the frame intermediate the ends thereof, dependingextensions provided at each extremity of the body, a U-shaped plateattached to the terminals of said extensions so as to form transverserecesses to receive said crank shafts.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame,wheels for supporting said frame, crank shafts mounted on said frame andhaving rectangular terminals, disks carried b said wheels and havingrectangular openings for receiving the terminals of said crank shafts, abody pivotally supported above the frame intermediate the ends thereof,depending extensions provided at each extremity of the body, a U-shapedplate attached to the terminals of said extensions so as to formtransverse recesses to receive said crank shafts.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

cnonen w. WALKER.

Witnesses GEORGE N. PAPOUCI-IIS, J osnrn H. VVALKER.

